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Posted: Jan 17 2013 at 2:11pm |
the police?
On another forum, this woman actually did. She called them when she knew he was going to get in the car to drive. She is extremely brave I don't think I could have been
Every week or so, DH goes out with his mates. He drives there. He gets drunk. He drives home.
It sickens me. I have tried talking to him about it but he's just not interested.
He's out tonight, I know where he is, I know he will be drinking. I am at my wits' end.
Should I report him? Would the police be interested? I don't know when he will be driving home so I can't give them an exact time.
Or AIBU? I have tried talking to him about it and that hasn't worked - I feel if I don't report him, I am enabling his criminal and potential deadly behaviour.
WWYD?
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zsazsa
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Posted: Jan 17 2013 at 2:12pm |
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Thank you. I sort of know I have to do this. I simply could not live with myself if he kills someone and I knew it was likely to happen and did nothing.
He is self employed and will not be able to work without his license but I earn enough to support both of us. I would rather do that than see him kill or injure himself or someone else.
Thank you... Not looking forward to the fall out but better that than having to live with myself if anything happened and I did nothing.
How is it that otherwise good people can be such t**sers when it comes to alcohol? A whole other thread I guess.
Thanks for the handholding though, much appreciated.
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I'd rather have him owe fines and do a few months in jail than kill himself or someone else. I'd report him...I've actually done something similar to a friend before...
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Posted: Jan 17 2013 at 2:15pm |
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how drunk we talkin?
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Posted: Jan 17 2013 at 2:16pm |
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...though, this would be the LAST resort. If talking, hiding car keys, threatening, therapy, etc didn't work, YOU GOIN' TO JAIL!
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If I knew he would cooperate I would call a cab to pick him up from where he's at and make him leave the car there until the next day. But that's if he's a cooperative drunk that doesn't talk sh*t or resist people.
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Posted: Jan 17 2013 at 2:17pm |
Yes....but that would be calling his coworkers 
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Posted: Jan 17 2013 at 2:18pm |
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I wouldn't let him do it in the first place. Reporting it may cause more problems for us. But if he got out there and got the chance to do it I would report him. I don't condone that sort of thing.
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Posted: Jan 17 2013 at 2:19pm |
Even if he loses his job? your livelihood
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Posted: Jan 17 2013 at 2:21pm |
go pick him up 
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